Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. The temperature reinforcement in the vertical slab of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is
- (A) Not needed
- (B) Provided equally on inner and front faces
- (C) Provided more on inner face than on front face
- (D) Provided more on front face than on inner
face
2. Bulking of sand is maximum if moisture content is about
- (A) 2 %
- (B) 4 %
- (C) 6 %
- (D) 10 %
3. Diagonal tension in a beam
- (A) Is maximum at neutral axis
- (B) Decreases below the neutral axis and
increases above the neutral axis
- (C) Increases below the neutral axis and decreases
above the neutral axis
- (D) Remains same
4. According to IS: 4561978, the column or the strut is the member whose effective length is greater than
- (A) The least lateral dimension
- (B) 2 times the least lateral dimension
- (C) 3 times the least lateral dimension
- (D) 4 times the least lateral dimension
5. When shear stress exceeds the permissible limit in a slab, then it is reduced by
- (A) Increasing the depth
- (B) Providing shear reinforcement
- (C) Using high strength steel
- (D) Using thinner bars but more in number
6. The diameter of ties in a column should be
- (A) More than or equal to one fourth of diameter
of main bar
- (B) More than or equal to 5 mm
- (C) More than 5 mm but less than one-fourth of
diameter of main bar
- (D) More than 5 mm and also more than one-fourth
of diameter of main bar
7. In counterfort retaining walls, the main reinforcement in the stem at support is
- (A) Not provided
- (B) Provided only on inner face
- (C) Provided only on front face
- (D) Provided both on inner and front faces
8. Due to shrinkage stresses, a simply supported beam having reinforcement only at bottom tends to
- (A) Deflect downward
- (B) Deflect upward
- (C) Deflect downward or upward
- (D) None of the above
9. The purpose of reinforcement in pre-stressed concrete is
- (A) To provide adequate bond stress
- (B) To resist tensile stresses
- (C) To impart initial compressive stress in concrete
- (D) All of the above
10. Select the correct statement
- (A) Elastic modulus of high tensile steel is
nearly the same as that of mild steel
- (B) Elastic modulus of high tensile steel is more than
that of mild steel
- (C) Carbon percentage in high carbon steel is less than
that in mild steel
- (D) High tensile steel is cheaper than mild
steel
11. To minimize the effect of differential settlement, the area of a footing should be designed for
- (A) Dead load only
- (B) Dead load + live load
- (C) Dead load + fraction of live load
- (D) Live load + fraction of dead load
12. Due to circumferential action of the spiral in a spirally reinforced column
- (A) Capacity of column is decreased
- (B) Ductility of column reduces
- (C) Capacity of column is decreased but ductility of
column increases
- (D) Both the capacity of column and ductility of column
increase
13. For concreting of heavily reinforced sections without vibration, the workability of concrete expressed as compacting factor should be
- (A) 0.75 - 0.80
- (B) 0.80 - 0.85
- (C) 0.85 - 0.92
- (D) Above 0.92
14. Workability of concrete is directly proportional to
- (A) Aggregate cement ratio
- (B) Time of transit
- (C) Grading of the aggregate
- (D) All of above
15. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
- (A) Minimum cross sectional area of longitudinal
reinforcement in a column is 0.8%
- (B) Spacing of longitudinal bars measured along the
periphery of column should not exceed 300 mm
- (C) Reinforcing bars in a column should not be less
than 12 mm in diameter
- (D) The number of longitudinal bars provided in a
circular column should not be less than four
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